The Virginia Gazette

01/07/2026

Every year, tradespeople at Colonial Williamsburg build a kiln to make bricks. Then the process starts all over again.

https://www.dailypress.com/2026/01/07/brick-by-brick-the-burning-of-the-annual-kiln-at-colonial-williamsburg/

01/07/2026

York County policymakers are considering the best way to address a growing need for more space at the county’s courthouse and administrative complex in Yorktown.

A planning analyst told supervisors that the county’s growing population, which is estimated to reach 82,000 by 2050, will require more court services.

01/06/2026

A Sheetz convenience store and gas station proposed for Route 17 near Ft. Eustis would be the first on the Peninsula.

https://www.dailypress.com/2026/01/06/first-hampton-roads-sheetz-could-be-coming-to-york-county/

01/05/2026

William & Mary researchers are studying how barred owls are adapting to man-made environments.

https://www.dailypress.com/2026/01/04/barred-owls-urbanization/

01/02/2026

Record-breaking performances by the men’s and women’s winners of the 2025 Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix highlighted this past year’s 21-race season, which started with the Colonial Half Marathon in mid-February and concluded with the Jingle Jog 5K on Dec. 20.

Jack Strumke of Toano captured the CRR men’s Grand Prix title and Emily Honeycutt set a women’s record with her eighth title.

12/31/2025

John Hinckley Jr., the would-be assassin of President Ronald Reagan in 1981 who was fully released from psychiatric care in 2022, has published a memoir he hopes will show the public that he’s not the same person who pulled that trigger so long ago.

https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/12/31/john-hinckley-jr-s-memoir/

12/31/2025

Here are some stories that made headlines in Williamsburg this year.

https://www.dailypress.com/2025/12/31/2025-year-in-review/

12/30/2025

The Gweedo Memorial Foundation, in collaboration with technology provider LifeSafer ISA, will host a New Year’s Eve day Teen Safety & New Technology Showcase to teens, parents and educators 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the DoubleTree Hotel Williamsburg.

The event will showcase how intelligent speed assistance technology can keep new drivers safe.

12/29/2025

Wine lovers can tell the time of year just by the profusion of sparkling wines on the shelves. But here are some others that are sure to please the palate this New Year's. (Link in comments)

12/29/2025

Finishing touches are underway for the new natural playground that is set to debut at James City County Library in Croaker in the spring.

The new natural playground is scheduled to open in April.

12/27/2025

Fifty years ago, a toxic chemical caused the closure of the James River to fishing and remains Virginia’s worst environmental disaster. It also resulted in closer monitoring.

Fifty years after the James river’s closure, Virginia’s worst environmental disaster — one that sickened scores of citizens and crippled a vital industry — marks a nadir in the state’s history.…

12/26/2025

New Kent’s interstate speed enforcement cameras are on course to clock 100,000 violators by the end of the year and have already netted $3.5 million for the county.

The sheriff said the cameras appear to be having a deterrent effect, citing evidence that the number of violations is falling.